Sunday, November 25, 2012

Morning Snow

Yesterday, Caro said it was a winter wonderland north of 7, and my mom left a message for me saying her backyard in Kitchener was under a blanket of snow. This morning, a light dusting in the garden brings the colours and textures to new dimensions. After all these years, I notice the geraniums are actually blushing an autumn pink.

About Me

This anthology is good company! Bought it in a small independent bookstore in Hawaii (the most Western independent bookstore in the USA ). Full of wisdom and fantastic writing, and perfect to read next to the majestic crashing surf.

A mass murderer ends up in a coma and a doctor feeds him experimental drugs, with the result that the man develops supernatural powers of mind control. From his bed he enters heads and plants such disparaging thoughts people kill themsel...

I read this to entertain myself before we headed off on our vacation, and ended up gaining a great appreciation for how diverse the islands are, with so many different cultures colliding in recent history. The Polynesians came to inhabit...

Monarchs are endangered by climate change, and in this book they are on the verge of extinction. Kingsolver's writing was beautiful and insightful. She painted with words so well.
Our book club discussion that night jumped back and fort...